# Cork International Airport (ORK / EICK)

**Cork International Airport** (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) is a large airport in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. It opened on 16 Oct 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,133 m (6,998 ft). It is operated by DAA Public Limited Company. In 2025 it handled 3.5 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ORK / EICK
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: DAA Public Limited Company
- Owner: Government of Ireland
- Serves: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
- Opened: 16 Oct 1961
- Elevation: 153 m / 502 ft
- Coordinates: 51.8413, -8.4911
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,133 m / 6,998 ft
- Passengers: 3,459,216 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/Dublin
- Website: http://www.corkairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_Airport (35 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1345361
- Weather station: EICK · WMO 03955
- Ident: EICK

## Timeline

- 16 Oct 1961: Cork International Airport opens.
- 10 Feb 2011: Manx2 Flight 7100. 6 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,133 m / 6,998 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 160° / 340° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,310 m / 4,298 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 063° / 243° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,136,203 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 2,061,854 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 2,222,775 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 2,300,471 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 2,386,586 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,584,539 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 526,734 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 254,802 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 2,236,820 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 2,797,396 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 3,066,135 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,459,216 | Eurostat |

## Routes

46 destinations in 14 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (25)

- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 402 km / 250 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 416 km / 258 mi · Ryanair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 452 km / 281 mi · Ryanair
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 465 km / 289 mi · Ryanair
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 521 km / 324 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 555 km / 345 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 558 km / 347 mi · Ryanair
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 566 km / 352 mi · Ryanair
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 580 km / 360 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 599 km / 372 mi · Ryanair
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 792 km / 492 mi · Ryanair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 842 km / 523 mi · Air France
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 906 km / 563 mi · KLM
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 915 km / 569 mi · Ryanair
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,421 km / 883 mi · Ryanair
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 1,506 km / 936 mi · Ryanair
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,598 km / 993 mi · Aer Lingus
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,617 km / 1,005 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,629 km / 1,012 mi · Ryanair
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,649 km / 1,025 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,715 km / 1,066 mi · Ryanair, Aer Lingus
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,581 km / 1,604 mi · Aer Lingus
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,639 km / 1,640 mi · Ryanair
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,720 km / 1,690 mi · Ryanair
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,730 km / 1,696 mi · Ryanair, Aer Lingus

### Seasonal (21)

- [LRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbh.md) La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport · France · 824 km / 512 mi · Ryanair
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 968 km / 601 mi · Aer Lingus
- [SCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lest.md) Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport · Spain · 995 km / 618 mi · Aer Lingus
- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 1,037 km / 644 mi · Aer Lingus
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,202 km / 747 mi · Aer Lingus
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,209 km / 751 mi · Lufthansa
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,230 km / 764 mi · Aer Lingus
- [CCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmk.md) Carcassonne Salvaza Airport · France · 1,253 km / 779 mi · Ryanair
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,394 km / 866 mi · Ryanair
- [REU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lers.md) Reus Airport · Spain · 1,398 km / 869 mi · Ryanair
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,480 km / 920 mi · Aer Lingus
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,492 km / 927 mi · Aer Lingus
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,495 km / 929 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,617 km / 1,005 mi · TUI Airways, Ryanair, Aer Lingus
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,649 km / 1,025 mi · Aer Lingus
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,670 km / 1,038 mi · Ryanair
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,677 km / 1,042 mi · Ryanair
- [AHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liea.md) Alghero-Fertilia Airport · Italy · 1,786 km / 1,110 mi · Ryanair
- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 1,961 km / 1,219 mi · Ryanair
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 3,136 km / 1,949 mi · SunExpress
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 3,336 km / 2,073 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,600 km / 994 mi · Aer Lingus

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ORK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 29
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 17
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 · seasonal
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1 · seasonal
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Avair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avair), [Eirjet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eirjet).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.5M (2025) | #425 of 3,974 | #121 in Europe | #2 in IE |
| Longest runway | 2,133 m / 6,998 ft | =3,527 of 29,858 | #676 in Europe | #4 in IE |
| Elevation | 153 m / 502 ft | =26,985 of 43,403 | =2,713 in Europe | #3 in IE |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =952 in Europe | #4 in IE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =2 in IE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.925 |
| GND | GND | 121.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [KIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eiky.md) Kerry Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [WAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eiwf.md) Waterford Airport · 104 km / 64 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Cork Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cork_Airport&oldid=1376624885), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick/data